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    World Leaders Match Anger With Calls for Inquiry Into Ukraine Plane Crash
    Jul18

    World Leaders Match Anger With Calls for Inquiry Into Ukraine Plane Crash

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    The downing of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 was seen as adding impetus to calls for tighter sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    EXPERT: The Russian Standoff Has Hit A Dangerous New Level
    Jul18

    EXPERT: The Russian Standoff Has Hit A Dangerous New Level

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    After months of posturing from Russia and the West, yesterday’s shooting down of Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Ukrainian airspace could accelerate the conflict. While many had hoped that the tragedy might spark Russia to reverse its support of Russian Separatists in Ukraine’s East, Putin’s initial comments suggest he is ready to...

    Australian PM Angry At Russia’s ‘Unsatisfactory’ Response To Plane Crash
    Jul18

    Australian PM Angry At Russia’s ‘Unsatisfactory’ Response To Plane Crash

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    An angry Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott demanded an independent inquiry into the crash of a Malaysian jetliner in eastern Ukraine. In a televised statement July 18 in Canberra, the Australian leader said Russia’s response to the disaster was “deeply unsatisfactory.” Abbott criticized Russia’s ambassador to...

    Russia Denies Role in Downing of Airliner
    Jul18

    Russia Denies Role in Downing of Airliner

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    The Russian defense ministry sharply denied on Friday any involvement in the missile strike that Ukrainian officials said brought down a Malaysia Airlines flight, and many began questioning why the airline had chosen to fly a civilian aircraft over a combat zone. …read more Source: The New York...

    Malaysia Airlines Flight Did Not Ignore Safety Warnings, Minister Says
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines Flight Did Not Ignore Safety Warnings, Minister Says

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    MorePutin: If MH17 Crashed in Ukraine, It’s Ukraine’s FaultTop AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines CrashWoman Loses Relatives in 2 Malaysia Air DisastersAt a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Friday afternoon local time, Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai denied that Malaysia Airlines had shirked security warnings...

    From nun to AIDS expert; crash kills hundreds
    Jul18

    From nun to AIDS expert; crash kills hundreds

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands — International passengers from all walks of life, from a prominent AIDS researcher and soccer fans to a nun and a florist, were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.The Boeing 777 was carrying 298 people when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, sending shockwaves around the world from...

    ‘This Is Chaos’: Ukraine Crash Probe Faces Huge Challenges
    Jul18

    ‘This Is Chaos’: Ukraine Crash Probe Faces Huge Challenges

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: NBC (USA)

    U.S. officials say Flight MH17 was shot down, but in violent, war-torn Ukraine, investigators will have a hard job determining that for sure. …read more Source:...

    Malaysia defends flight path of downed jet
    Jul18

    Malaysia defends flight path of downed jet

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    A day after a Malaysia Airlines plane traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed near the Russian border in eastern Ukraine, the Malaysian transportation minister said he believed the crew bore no responsibility for the deadly flight plan. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Australia Grieves After 28 Nationals Die in MH17 Crash
    Jul18

    Australia Grieves After 28 Nationals Die in MH17 Crash

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Grief and shock rippled through Australia after news broke early Friday morning that 28 of its citizens had been aboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was allegedly shot down by a surface-to-air missile in southeastern Ukraine on Thursday. MoreTop AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines CrashAustralian Swimmer Ian Thorpe...

    Woman Loses Relatives in 2 Malaysia Air Disasters
    Jul18

    Woman Loses Relatives in 2 Malaysia Air Disasters

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    SYDNEY (AP) — In an almost incomprehensible twist of fate, an Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 learned on Friday that her stepdaughter was on the plane shot down over Ukraine. Kaylene Mann’s brother Rod Burrows and sister-in-law Mary Burrows were on board Flight 370 when it...